I have an ancestor who was b. in Lancaster Co., and lived there until age 50, when he moved to Lycoming Co. to become a lumber camp superintendent. After being there only a short time, he was killed in an accident (1851). His wife and two daughters moved back to Lancaster Co. I have never found his grave, nor do I know his siblings. I have searched records in both Lancaster and Lycoming Co., and have found nothing yet. Which county would I be best to concentrate on? I don't know if it would be more likely to find any inestate record in Lycoming where he died, or Lancaster where he lived his whole life, as did his wife and daughters. Any opinion?? Yvonne
Hi Yvonne, I would look in Lycoming County. Since he was a camp superintendent one would think he had some assets in Lycoming County and so some kind of probate. He could also have records in Lancaster County if he had property here. I don't know if Lycoming County had any newspapers but you might check there for an account of his death and where he is buried. Its a long shot but you might also check the Columbia Spy, on the LCHS web site to see if there was a notice of his death there. Its a long shot but its an easy long shot to check. When searching the Columbia Spy I'd search for Lycoming County rather than a surname search. I've had mixed results with surnames search, they don't always show up even though the names are there. Jim Conestoga Area Historical Society http://rootsweb.com/~pacahs/index.htm MarkleVon@aol.com wrote: I have an ancestor who was b. in Lancaster Co., and lived there until age 50, when he moved to Lycoming Co. to become a lumber camp superintendent. After being there only a short time, he was killed in an accident (1851). His wife and two daughters moved back to Lancaster Co. I have never found his grave, nor do I know his siblings. I have searched records in both Lancaster and Lycoming Co., and have found nothing yet. Which county would I be best to concentrate on? I don't know if it would be more likely to find any inestate record in Lycoming where he died, or Lancaster where he lived his whole life, as did his wife and daughters. Any opinion?? Yvonne ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the subject. --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates.
Finally! My husband's interest in cycling and my interest in genealogy have intersected! Now, he wants to know if there's any chance that my Mennonite roots might have intersected with those of Floyd Landis (Tour de France contender) - hoping our boys may have gotten some of those genes! Does anyone happen to know the genealogy of the Landis family of Farmerville? Thanks! Patty Haldeman Wise
Don't know anything regarding his ancestors, but do know he lives here in my small town in Southern Calif., Riverside Co., called Murrieta. Shirley Middleton Moller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Wise" <patricia_wise@hotmail.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 6:55 AM Subject: [PALANCAS] Floyd Landis > Finally! My husband's interest in cycling and my interest in genealogy > have intersected! Now, he wants to know if there's any chance that my > Mennonite roots might have intersected with those of Floyd Landis (Tour de > France contender) - hoping our boys may have gotten some of those genes! > > Does anyone happen to know the genealogy of the Landis family of > Farmerville? > > Thanks! > > Patty Haldeman Wise > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > No political statements to this list. > No religious statements. >